Saucer Plate 6″ Ancient Mimbreno Indian Designs Sante Fe Dining Car Replica
Saucer Plate 6″ Ancient Mimbreno Indian Designs Sante Fe Dining Car Replica
The original Mimbreno china was produced by Syracuse China between 1936 and 1970, with the final order completed in 1970. Following the discontinuation of the original service, the AT&SF authorized reproductions of the Mimbreno pattern, initially sold by Nostalgia Station (now Pipestone) in Freeland, Maryland, starting in 1976.
Condition: Used
Price: USD 6.50
Seller: sewingtammi (100.0% positive feedback, 3459 reviews)
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Item Description from Seller
Listing is for 1 saucers. 7 are available at the time of listing. I will combine shipping. The last one i will sell has difficult to read words on the back.
Measures: 6″ wide
No cracks, chips or crazing
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info is stamped on the bottom:
- Ancient
Mimbreno Indian Designs - Replica from
Santa Fe Dining Car Service - Sterling China
- Made expressly
for Nostalgia Station - Reproduced
under license from ATSF
The Mimbreno china pattern
was a distinctive dinnerware set designed by Mary Colter, an architect and
designer for the Fred Harvey Company, in collaboration with R. Guy Cowan of
Syracuse China, specifically for use on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway’s
(AT&SF) Super Chief dining cars. The design was inspired by the
ancient Mimbres pottery of the Pueblo III period (1100–1200 A.D.), featuring
stylized animals, birds, and geometric patterns in brick red and blackish brown
on an ivory body. The pattern was first introduced in 1937 on the dining
car Cochiti and was used on the Super Chief and other named trains until the
end of Santa Fe passenger service in 1971. Each piece was marked with the
inscription “Made expressly for Santa Fe Dining Car Service” on the
bottom.
The original Mimbreno china was produced by Syracuse China
between 1936 and 1970, with the final order completed in 1970. After the
discontinuation of passenger service, the Santa Fe continued to use the china
on business cars. The pattern became highly collectible, with original
pieces fetching hundreds of dollars. Following the discontinuation of the
original service, the AT&SF authorized reproductions of the Mimbreno
pattern, initially sold by Nostalgia Station (now Pipestone) in Freeland,
Maryland, starting in 1976. These reproductions were manufactured by
various companies, including Buffalo China, Sterling China, and Homer Laughlin,
and later by H.F. Coors in Tucson, Arizona. The reproductions often
feature the same designs but include markings indicating they are replicas,
such as “Ancient Mimbreno Indian Design Replica from the Santa Fe Dining
Car Service”.
